Socket for hanger pipe

Abstract

To provide a socket for a hanger pipe, capable of suppressing the hanger pipe from coming off.SOLUTION: A socket 30 includes a holder 32 and a cover 34. The holder 34 includes a dowel 38 inserted into a dowel hole of a lateral plate, a receiving part 40 for storing a hanger pipe 26 inserted from an opening 42, and a peripheral groove 52 and a shaft groove 54 forming a restriction groove 50 in the receiving part 40. The cover 34 is formed with a projection 46, and covers the opening 42 due to that the receiving part 40 storing the hanger pipe 26 is inserted, and the projection 46 is abutted on the hanger pipe 26. The cover 32 is restricted in movement and rotation in the axial direction due to that the projection 46 is arranged in the shaft groove 54 through the peripheral groove 52. With this, in the socket 30, the cover 34 can suppress the hanger pipe 26 from coming off from the receiving part 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a socket for a hanger pipe. [Background technology]

[0002] In storage furniture, clothes are stored by hanging hangers with clothing or other items on them from a hanger pipe. Conventionally, storage furniture uses a receiving bracket with a flange on one end of a cylindrical body, and with the end of the hanger pipe inserted into the cylinder, the flange is screwed to the inside side wall (side panel). This prevents the hanger pipe from coming off when clothes are hanging from it.

[0003] However, with such a bracket, if you want to change the installation height of the hanger pipe, you have to unscrew it and remove it, and then screw it back in to match the new installation height.This makes changing the installation height of the hanger pipe complicated, and also leaves screw holes behind when it is removed.

[0004] Patent Document 1 describes a socket that makes it easy to change the installation height of a hanger pipe in storage furniture. The socket has a main body formed with a storage furniture abutment surface that abuts against the inside surface of the storage furniture and a pipe abutment surface that abuts against the end surface of the hanger pipe, and is equipped with a support part that supports the end of the hanger pipe from below via the pipe abutment surface. The socket also has a hooking groove formed in the storage furniture abutment surface of the main body, and a dowel inserted into a dowel hole on the inside surface of the storage furniture is inserted into the hooking groove. In this way, the socket supports the hanger pipe and is hooked onto the inside surface of the storage furniture. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-057464 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, with sockets that support the ends of hanger pipes from below, when a person puts their upper body inside the storage furniture to organize or look for stored items, if their head or other parts of their body come into contact with the hanger pipe, the hanger pipe will come off. Furthermore, with this socket, if the hanger pipe moves up and down (vibrates) when the storage furniture is moved, the hanger pipe will come off. In storage furniture, if the hanger pipe with clothes hanging from it comes off the socket, the hanging clothes will scatter. For this reason, there is room for improvement in hanger pipe support.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide a hanger pipe socket that can prevent the hanger pipe from being accidentally removed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, a hanger pipe socket according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a hanger pipe that is hung between a pair of inner wall surfaces of a receiving section, each of which has a dowel hole; a support section that includes a dowel that protrudes toward the inner wall surfaces and is supported by the inner wall surfaces by being inserted into the dowel hole; a support section that includes a wall section that extends opposite the dowel and has a semi-cylindrical shape with an opening on its outer periphery, and that receives and supports an axial end of the hanger pipe on the radially opposite side to the opening; a cover section that is tubular or semi-cylindrical in shape with an inner diameter that can receive the wall section, and that covers the opening of the wall section by being inserted into the cover section and is rotatable around the wall section; a restricting portion including: a protruding portion that protrudes radially inward from the surface, is positioned within the opening of the wall portion when the wall portion is accommodated within the cover portion, and abuts against the circumferential surface of the hanger pipe accommodated within the wall portion to sandwich the hanger pipe between itself and the wall portion; a circumferential groove that is provided on the wall portion and has one end that opens into the opening and extends circumferentially, and into which the protruding portion enters when the cover portion rotates around the wall portion; and an axial groove that extends from the circumferential groove along the axis of the wall portion, and into which the protruding portion enters when the cover portion moves relative to the wall portion in the axial direction, thereby restricting the movement of the cover portion around the wall portion.

[0009] The second aspect of the socket for a hanger cover is the first aspect, in which the protrusions are arranged in pairs circumferentially of the cover portion, each of which can be positioned within an opening in the wall portion, and one of which enters the circumferential groove when the cover portion rotates around the wall portion.

[0010] The hanger pipe socket according to a third aspect is the first or second aspect, wherein the axis of the dowel is biased toward the opening of the wall portion relative to the axis of the wall portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] In a hanger pipe socket according to a first aspect of the present invention, a hanger pipe is hung between the inner wall surfaces of the storage sections, each of which has a dowel hole. The support section is provided with a dowel, and the dowel is inserted into the dowel hole to support the support section on the inner wall surface. The support section also has a wall section that extends toward the opposite side from the dowel and has a semi-cylindrical shape with an opening on its outer periphery.

[0012] The support portion accommodates and supports the axial end of the hanger pipe by inserting the axial end of the hanger pipe into the wall portion. The cover portion has a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shape with an inner diameter large enough to accommodate the wall portion, and the cover portion covers the opening of the wall portion by inserting the wall portion into the cover portion and is rotatable around the wall portion.

[0013] Here, the cover is provided with a protrusion that protrudes radially inward from the inner surface of the cover and is positioned within the opening of the wall when the wall is housed within the cover, and abuts against the circumferential surface of the hanger pipe housed within the wall, sandwiching the hanger pipe between itself and the wall.

[0014] The support portion is also provided with a limiting portion, which is configured by a circumferential groove that opens at one end to the opening and extends in the circumferential direction, and an axial groove that extends from the circumferential groove along the axis of the wall portion. Therefore, when the cover portion rotates around the wall portion, the protruding portion fits into the circumferential groove, and when the cover portion moves axially relative to the wall portion, the protruding portion fits into the axial groove.

[0015] This restricts the cap from moving relative to the wall in the circumferential direction of the wall, thereby restricting the movement of the hanger pipe housed within the wall in the radial direction of the wall, and has the effect of holding the hanger pipe supported by the support part. Also, it is possible to prevent the hanger pipe from coming off even if vibration occurs in the radial direction.

[0016] In the second aspect of the hanger pipe socket, a pair of protrusions are provided around the circumferential direction of the cover, and each protrusion can be positioned within an opening in the wall. Furthermore, one of the pair of protrusions fits into the circumferential groove when the cover rotates around the wall. This allows the other of the pair of protrusions to sandwich the hanger pipe between itself and the wall, effectively holding the hanger pipe between the wall and the cover.

[0017] In the third aspect of the hanger pipe socket, the axis of the dowel is offset (biased) toward the opening of the wall with respect to the axis of the wall, so that when the hanger pipe is supported by the support, the hanger pipe can be positioned below the dowel, preventing the support from rotating around the dowel and allowing the hanger pipe to be supported in a stable state. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a storage furniture according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part of the storage furniture showing a hanger pipe attached to a socket according to the present embodiment. [Figure 3] 1A is a front view and a side view of the holder, and FIG. 1B is a front view and a side view of the cover, showing the cover. [Figure 4] (A) to (E) are cross-sectional views from the front showing the hanger pipe and the socket, and the attachment of the hanger pipe to the socket is shown in the order of (A) to (E). [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are cross-sectional views of the hanger pipe as viewed in the axial direction, showing the socket to which the hanger pipe is attached. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a perspective view of the schematic configuration of storage furniture 10 as a storage section according to this embodiment. In the drawing, the top of the storage furniture 10 is indicated by an arrow UP, and the width direction of the storage furniture 10 is indicated by an arrow W. In the drawing, directions intersecting the top-bottom direction and the width direction are defined as front-back directions, and one side of the front-back direction is indicated as the front side by an arrow SF.

[0020] 1, storage furniture 10 is provided with a pair of rectangular side panels 12 in the width direction, with one of the side panels 12 located on one side in the width direction of storage furniture 10 and the other side panel 12 located on the other side in the width direction, facing each other. As a result, the surfaces of the pair of side panels 12 facing each other in storage furniture 10 are interior wall surfaces.

[0021] Furthermore, storage furniture 10 has a top panel 14 arranged on the upper side and a bottom panel 16 arranged on the lower side, with top panel 14 and bottom panel 16 forming a pair. Furthermore, the directions intersecting the up-down direction and the width direction of storage furniture 10 are defined as the front-back direction, and storage furniture 10 has a back panel 18 arranged on the opposite side of the front side in the front-back direction.

[0022] In the storage furniture 10, a top plate 14 is disposed at the upper ends of a pair of side plates 12, a bottom plate 16 is disposed at the lower ends, and a back plate 18 is disposed on the back side. The pair of side plates 12, the top plate 14, the bottom plate 16, and the back plate 18 are connected to form the storage furniture 10 in the shape of a rectangular box with an opening on the front side (front surface). This allows items (not shown) to be stored inside the storage furniture 10, and the items can be taken in and out through the opening on the front side (front surface).

[0023] Furthermore, in the storage furniture 10, a shelf board 20 can be placed between a pair of side panels 12. The shelf board 20 has a pair of dowels (not shown) protruding from both sides in the width direction facing each of the side panels 12. Each of the side panels 12 of the storage furniture 10 is formed with bottomed shelf board dowel holes 22 that correspond to the dowels of the shelf board 20 and into which the dowels can be inserted.

[0024] The shelf dowel holes 22 are provided in sets of two on each side panel 12, for a total of four, and multiple sets of shelf dowel holes 22 are formed at predetermined intervals (predetermined height positions) in the up-down direction on each side panel 12. As a result, in the storage furniture 10, by inserting the dowels of the shelf board 20 into the shelf dowel holes 22, the shelf board 20 is supported by being hung between a pair of side panels 12. In addition, since the storage furniture 10 has multiple sets of shelf dowel holes 22, it is possible to arrange multiple shelf boards 20.

[0025] On the other hand, a hanger pipe 26 can be installed on the storage furniture 10. Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional front view of the main part of the storage furniture 10 with the hanger pipe 26 installed.

[0026] As shown in Figure 2, the hanger pipe 26 attached to the storage furniture 10 is a long tubular (long cylinder) made of metal (or resin) with a predetermined outer diameter (e.g., 50 mm), and is arranged inside the storage furniture 10 with its axial direction aligned with the width direction of the storage furniture 10. Sockets 30, which serve as hanger pipe sockets according to this embodiment, are arranged on both axial ends of the hanger pipe 26. The sockets 30 are engaged with each of the pair of side panels 12, so that the hanger pipe 26 is supported (attached) by being suspended between the pair of side panels 12 via the sockets 30.

[0027] Dowel holes 28, to which sockets 30 are attached, are formed in the side panels 12 of the storage furniture 10. The dowel holes 28 have bottoms and are opened on opposing surfaces of the pair of side panels 12, which serve as inner wall surfaces. The dowel holes 28 are provided in the middle of each of the pair of side panels 12 in the front-to-back direction of the storage furniture 10, and a pair of dowel holes 28 are located at the same height on each of the pair of side panels 12. In the storage furniture 10, multiple pairs of dowel holes 28 are formed at predetermined intervals in the up-down direction of the pair of side panels 12.

[0028] The socket 30 includes a holder 32 as a support portion and a cover 34 as a cover portion, and the holder 32 and cover 34 are each made of, for example, resin (or metal). Fig. 3(A) shows an example of the holder 32 in a two-view diagram of a front view (front view of the holder) and a side view (side view of the holder), and Fig. 3(B) shows an example of the cover 34 in a two-view diagram of a front view (front view of the cover) and a side view (side view of the cover).

[0029] The holder front view shows the holder 32 as viewed in the axial direction, and the holder side view shows the holder 32 as viewed in one direction intersecting the axial direction (for example, as viewed from the front to the back of the storage furniture 10). The cover front view shows the cover 34 as viewed in the axial direction, and the cover side view shows the cover 34 as viewed in one direction intersecting the axial direction. The holder side view and cover side view correspond to the front view of the storage furniture 10 as viewed from the front, and the holder front view and cover front view correspond to the side view of the storage furniture 10 as viewed in the width direction (as viewed from one side in the width direction).

[0030] As shown in FIG. 3(A), the holder 32 has a disk-shaped base plate 36, which has a dowel 38 formed on one surface and a receiving portion 40 as a wall portion formed on the other surface.

[0031] The receiving portion 40 is generally semi-cylindrical (its cross section as viewed in the axial direction is generally U-shaped), and is protruded by extending from the base plate 36 in the opposite direction from the dowel 38 with its axis P1 overlapping with the axis P2 of the base plate 36. The receiving portion 40 has an inner diameter that can accommodate the hanger pipe 26, and the inner diameter of the receiving portion 40 is slightly larger than the radius of the outer peripheral surface of the hanger pipe 26 (the radius of the outer shape).

[0032] Furthermore, the receiving portion 40 only needs to be at least semi-cylindrical when viewed in the axial direction. In this embodiment, the receiving portion 40 has a shape in which a cylinder is cut out (a shape in which the outer periphery is extended) so as to form an opening 42 that corresponds to the diameter of the inner surface of the receiving portion 40, and both circumferential ends of the receiving portion 40 protrude in the circumferential direction beyond the semi-circular shape.

[0033] This allows the hanger pipe 26 to pass through the opening 42 in the receiving part 40, and the receiving part 40 can accommodate the hanger pipe 26 inserted through the opening 42. In addition, the receiving part 40 is configured so that part of the outer periphery of the accommodated hanger pipe 26 protrudes (is exposed) from the opening 42.

[0034] The dowel 38 of the holder 32 has an outer diameter that matches the inner diameter of the dowel hole 28, and the holder 32 is attached to the side plate 12 by inserting (fitting) the dowel 38 into the dowel hole 28. Furthermore, the axis P3 of the dowel 38 is biased (offset) toward the opening 42 of the receiving portion 40. As a result, when the holder 32 supports the hanger pipe 26, the hanger pipe 26 is placed in the receiving portion 40, and the hanger pipe 26 rotates about the axis of the dowel 38 due to its own weight, so that the axis P0 of the hanger pipe 26 is positioned below the axis P3 of the dowel 38.

[0035] 3(B), the cover 34 has a generally semi-cylindrical shape, and an opening 44 is formed on the outer periphery. Furthermore, the cover 34 has a protrusion 46 formed on the inner surface opposite the opening 44 across the axis P4, and the protrusion 46 is formed, for example, in a columnar shape (e.g., a generally cylindrical shape). The protrusion 46 includes, for example, protrusions 46A and 46B (hereinafter collectively referred to as protrusions 46), and the protrusions 46A and 46B are formed in pairs in the circumferential direction of the cover 34.

[0036] The cover 34 has an inner diameter large enough to accommodate the receiving portion 40 that accommodates the hanger pipe 26. The cover 34 also has protrusions 46 (46A, 46B) formed on its inner peripheral surface, and the protrusions 46 (46A, 46B) protrude radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the cover 34. The protrusions 46 (46A, 46B) are also formed so as to come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the hanger pipe 26 that is housed in the receiving portion 40 and protrudes from the opening 42 of the receiving portion 40 when the receiving portion 40 is housed within the cover 34.

[0037] As a specific example, the cover 34 is formed so that, by accommodating the receiving portion 40 in which the hanger pipe 26 is housed, the axis P4 of the cover 34 overlaps with the axis P2 of the receiving portion 40 (axis P1 of the base plate 36). In addition, the protruding portions 46 (46A, 46B) are formed so that the distance between the protruding tip and the axis P4 is the same as the outer diameter (radius of the outer peripheral surface) of the hanger pipe 26.

[0038] In the cover 34, the opening width of the opening 44 (the dimension along the diameter of the cover 34) is the same as the diameter dimension of the outer peripheral surface of the receiving portion 40. In addition, in the cover 34, the protrusions 46A and 46B are arranged on either side of a straight line (center line C shown in FIG. 3(B)) connecting the central position of the opening 44 in the width direction and the axis P4, and the angles of the center positions of the protrusions 46A and 46B (the center position in the circumferential direction of the cover 34) with respect to the center line C are the same (for example, 45° each).

[0039] This allows the receiving portion 40 of the cover 34, which houses the hanger pipe 26, to be inserted through the opening 44, and when the receiving portion 40 is inserted, the protruding portions 46A, 46B come into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the hanger pipe 26. In the socket 30, the hanger pipe 26 is sandwiched and held between the receiving portion 40 and the protruding portions 46 (46A, 46B) of the cover 34.

[0040] 3(A), a limiting groove 50 is formed as a limiting portion in the receiving portion 40. The limiting groove 50 is provided with a circumferential groove 52 whose groove direction is the circumferential direction of the receiving portion 40, and an axial groove 54 whose groove direction is along the axial direction of the receiving portion 40, and the limiting groove 50 has the circumferential groove 52 and the axial groove 54 each formed to penetrate the receiving portion 40.

[0041] One end of the circumferential groove 52 opens into the opening 42, and extends from the opening 42 in the circumferential direction of the receiving portion 40. The axial groove 54 extends from the side of the circumferential groove 52 opposite the opening 42 toward the base plate 36 to a predetermined position. As a result, in the holder 32, when the cover 34 is rotated relative to the receiving portion 40 in the circumferential direction (around the receiving portion 40), one of the protrusions 46 (46A) enters the circumferential groove 52. In the socket 30, when the protrusion 46 reaches the open end of the axial groove 54 (when the cover 34 is rotated approximately 45°), the cover 34 is moved relative to the receiving portion 40 toward the base plate 36, and the protrusion 46 (46A) enters the axial groove 54.

[0042] This limits movement of the cover 34 around the receiving portion 40 of the socket 30. In the limiting groove 50, the angular range of the center position of the shaft groove 54 in the groove width direction relative to the center position of the opening 42 in the width direction along the circumferential direction of the receiving portion 40 is 90° (π / 2). In this case, the opening 42 formed in the receiving portion 40 only needs to have an angular range relative to the center position of the opening 42 in the width direction and a straight line (center line) passing through the axis P2 and the axis center P2 that is greater than the above-mentioned 90°.

[0043] Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. A hanger pipe 26 is attached to the storage furniture 10, and in the storage furniture 10, hangers on which clothes and other items (not shown) are hung are hung from the hanger pipe 26, so that the clothes and other items are stored hanging from the hanger pipe 26. In addition, shelves 20 can be arranged in the storage furniture 10, and small items and other storage items (including folded clothes) can be placed on the shelves 20 for storage.

[0044] The clothes and other items stored by hanging them on the hanger pipe 26 in the storage furniture 10 change with the seasons. For example, long coats and other items are often worn during relatively cold periods (outdoor temperatures) such as winter, and shorter clothes are often worn as the temperature rises. For this reason, the length of the clothes stored in the storage furniture 10 changes, and when storing shorter clothes, the height of the hanger pipe 26 can be lowered and the shelf 20 positioned above the hanger pipe 26, thereby increasing the storage space for small items.

[0045] On the other hand, one method of attaching the hanger pipe 26 to storage furniture (corresponding to storage furniture 10) is to use a receiving fixture (corresponding to a socket) in which a flange located at one end of a cylinder into which the hanger pipe 26 is inserted is screwed to a side plate (corresponding to side plate 12). In this case, by inserting each of the axial ends of the hanger pipe 26 into the cylinder of the receiving fixture and screwing each flange of the receiving fixture to the side plate, the hanger pipe 26 will not come off the cylinder of the receiving fixture. For this reason, the hanger pipe 26 will not come off even if the storage furniture is moved.

[0046] However, when using such a bracket, in order to change the installation height of the hanger pipe 26, it is necessary to remove the screws that secure the flange of the bracket and then re-screw the flange of the bracket to the side panel of the storage furniture so that the hanger pipe 26 is at the desired height. For this reason, every time the height of the hanger pipe 26 is changed, the flange must be screwed, and screw marks (screw holes) remain in the previous position. As a result, when using a bracket that screws the flange, changing the height of the hanger pipe 26 is cumbersome and also detracts from the aesthetic appearance of the interior of the storage furniture.

[0047] Another method for attaching the hanger pipe 26 to storage furniture is to use a socket (for example, the hanger pipe socket disclosed in JP 2018-057464 A) that has a dowel inserted into a dowel hole formed in each side panel and a support portion on which the end of the hanger pipe 26 is placed to support the underside of the end of the hanger pipe 26. With this socket, the attachment height of the hanger pipe 26 can be easily changed by changing the position of the dowel hole into which the dowel is inserted.

[0048] However, when arranging the storage furniture or removing stored items, a person may insert their upper body into the storage furniture. In this case, if the head or other upper body part inserted into the storage furniture comes into contact with the hanger pipe 26, the hanger pipe 26 may lift up and become detached from its support. If the hanger pipe 26 becomes detached, it will fall, and if there are clothes hanging on the hanger pipe 26, the clothes will fall along with the hanger pipe 26.

[0049] Here, in the storage furniture 10 according to this embodiment, a socket 30 is used to attach the hanger pipe 26. Attachment of the hanger pipe 26 using the socket 30 will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that Figs. 4(A) to 4(E) each show a cross-sectional view of the main part of the side panel 12 as viewed from the front, and Figs. 4(A) to 4(E) show the order in which the hanger pipe 26 is attached to the socket 30. Figs. 5(A) and 5(B) show a cross-sectional view of the socket 30 to which the hanger pipe 26 is attached as viewed in the axial direction of the hanger pipe 26, with Fig. 5(A) corresponding to Fig. 4(C) and Fig. 5(B) corresponding to Figs. 4(D) and 4(E).

[0050] The holder 32 and cover 34 of the socket 30 are used to attach the hanger pipe 26 to the storage furniture 10. As shown in FIG. 4(A), first, a worker (not shown) who attaches the hanger pipe to the storage furniture 10 (such as the person attaching the hanger pipe 26 to the storage furniture 10, not shown) attaches the holder 32 of the socket 30 to each of the side panels 12. At this time, the worker inserts the dowel 38 of the holder 32 into the dowel hole 28 of the side panel 12. In this way, the holder 32 is attached to each of the side panels 12 of the socket 30.

[0051] 4(B), the worker inserts and positions each of the axial ends of the hanger pipe 26 into the receiving portions 40 of the holder 32. As a result, the hanger pipe 26 is hung between the pair of side plates 12. At this time, the worker positions the cover 34 so that the opening 44 faces downward and the pair of protrusions 46 (46A, 46B) face the opening 42 of the holder 32.

[0052] Thereafter, the worker moves the cover 34 downward toward the hanger pipe 26, inserting and positioning the hanger pipe 26 inside the cover 34, and then moves the cover 34 toward the side plate 12. As a result, as shown in Figures 4(C) and 5(A), the receiving portion 40 and the hanger pipe 26 placed on the receiving portion 40 are housed together in the cover 34. At this time, in the socket 30, the protruding portion 46 of the cover 34 faces the opening 42 of the receiving portion 40 and abuts against the outer circumferential surface of the hanger pipe 26 exposed from the opening 42.

[0053] Next, the worker adjusts the position of the cover 34 so that the protrusion 46 (46A) is aligned with the opening of the circumferential groove 52 of the receiving part 40, and then rotates the cover 34 around the receiving part 40. As a result, as shown in Figures 4(D) and 5(B), the protrusion 46 (46A) of the cover 34 is inserted into the circumferential groove 52 of the receiving part 40, and the cover 34 is rotated by approximately 45 degrees so that the protrusion 46 faces the shaft groove 54.

[0054] In this state, the worker moves the cover 34 toward the side plate 12 (base plate 36). As a result, the protrusion 46 (46A) of the cover 34 is positioned in the shaft groove 54 of the limiting groove 50 formed in the receiving portion 40, as shown in Figures 4(E) and 5(B).

[0055] When one of the protrusions 46A of the cover 34 reaches the axial groove 54 of the limiting groove 50, the axial movement of the cover 34 relative to the hanger pipe 26 and the receiving part 40 is restricted by the circumferential groove 52, and the circumferential movement (rotation) of the receiving part 40 is restricted by the axial groove 54. The cover 34 also covers the opening 42 of the receiving part 40, and the protrusions 46 (particularly the protrusions 46B) that abut the circumferential surface of the hanger pipe 26 sandwich the hanger pipe 26 between the cover 34 and the receiving part 40. As a result, the hanger pipe 26 is held in a state accommodated within the receiving part 40 of the socket 30 (holder 32), and is held by the side plate 12 via the socket 30.

[0056] Thus, the socket 30 includes the holder 32 and the cover 34. The socket 30 is supported by the side plate 12 by inserting the dowels 38 of the holder 32 into the dowel holes 28 of the side plate 12, and the hanger pipe 26 is inserted into the receiving portion 40 of the holder 32, thereby supporting the hanger pipe 26.

[0057] Furthermore, in the socket 30, the protrusion 46 of the cover 34 is inserted into the axial groove 54 of the receiving portion 40, thereby holding the hanger pipe 26 between the cover 34 and the receiving portion 40. At this time, in the socket 30, the protrusion 46 of the cover 34 is placed in the axial groove 54 of the receiving portion 40, thereby sandwiching and holding the hanger pipe 26 between the cover 34 and the receiving portion 40. As a result, in the socket 30, the hanger pipe 26 held by the receiving portion 40 of the holder 32 is held by the receiving portion 40, preventing the hanger pipe 26 from coming off the receiving portion 40.

[0058] Furthermore, the socket 30 has a protrusion 46 provided on the cover 34, which holds the hanger pipe 26 between the protrusion 46 and the receiving part 40. Furthermore, the cover 34 has a pair of protrusions 46 (46A, 46B), and when one protrusion 46A is positioned in the shaft groove 54, the other protrusion 46B abuts against the peripheral surface of the hanger pipe 26 at a middle position in the width direction of the opening 42, thereby holding the hanger pipe 26. As a result, the socket 30 can hold the hanger pipe 26 on both sides of the axis P0, so that the hanger pipe 26 can be held effectively.

[0059] Furthermore, in the socket 30, the axis P3 of the dowel 38 is biased toward the opening 42 with respect to the axis P1 of the receiving portion 40. Therefore, when the hanger pipe 26 is accommodated in the receiving portion 40, the holder 32 is rotated so that the center of gravity including the weight of the hanger pipe 26 (the center of gravity including the stored articles such as clothes hung on the hanger pipe 26) is below the axis P3 of the dowel 38. As a result, the socket 30 can prevent the hanger pipe 26 from rotating around the dowel hole 28 (dowel 38), and can stably hold the hanger pipe 26.

[0060] Therefore, in the socket 30, the mounting height of the hanger pipe 26 can be easily changed by changing the position of the dowel hole 28 into which the dowel 38 is inserted. Also, in the socket 30, the cover 34 is arranged to cover the opening 42 of the receiving part 40, so even if a person's upper body, such as the head, comes into contact with the hanger pipe 26 supported by the receiving part 40, the hanger pipe 26 will not come off the receiving part 40. Moreover, even if a hanger hanging from the hanger pipe 26 comes into contact with it, the hanger pipe 26 will not come off the socket 30 and cause the hanging clothes to fall off.

[0061] Furthermore, in the socket 30, the protrusion 46 formed on the cover 34 fits into the shaft groove 54 formed in the receiving portion 40 of the holder 32, so that the cover 34 will not come off the holder 32 even if a person's upper body, such as the head, comes into contact with the hanger pipe 26. Therefore, in the socket 30, even if the storage furniture 10 is moved, the hanger pipe 26 will not come off the receiving portion 40 of the holder 32, making it possible to move the storage furniture 10 even with clothes or the like hanging on the hanger pipe 26.

[0062] Furthermore, in the socket 30, a pair of protrusions 46 are provided on the cover 34, so the hanger pipe 26 can be stably held between the receiving part 40 of the holder 32 and the cover 34, and therefore the hanger pipe 26 will not come off even if vibrations occur in the storage furniture 10 itself or the hanger pipe 26.

[0063] In the embodiment described above, a substantially semi-cylindrical cover 34 is used. However, the cover portion is not limited to a semi-cylindrical shape and may be formed into a cylindrical shape. In this case, the hanger pipe is inserted into the cover portion in advance, and after the hanger pipe is positioned on the wall portion of the support portion, the cover portion is moved in the axial direction so that the wall portion is inserted and positioned inside the cover portion.

[0064] In this embodiment, the pair of protrusions 46A, 46B is provided on the cover 34. However, it is sufficient that there is at least one protrusion whose movement is restricted by a restricting portion.

[0065] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the hanger pipe 26 is attached to the storage furniture 10 using the socket 30. However, the storage unit may also be installed in a house or the like. Even in this case, for example, if an earthquake or other event causes the hanger pipe to vibrate relative to the wall of the support unit, the cover can suppress the relative vibration of the hanger pipe. This prevents the hanger pipe from coming off the wall, and prevents clothes and other items attached (hanging) on ​​the hanger pipe from scattering around the storage unit in the event of an earthquake or other event. [Explanation of symbols]

[0066] 10 Storage furniture (storage section) 12 Side panel 26 Hanger Pipe 28 dowel holes 30 Socket (socket for hanger pipe) 32 Holder (support part) 34 Cover (cover part) 38 Dowel 40 Receiving part (wall part) 42 Opening 46(46A, 46B) Protrusion 50 Restriction groove (restriction part) 52 Circumferential groove (restricted section) 54 Shaft groove (restriction part)

Claims

1. a hanger pipe that is hung between a pair of inner wall surfaces of a storage section, each of which has a dowel hole; a support portion including a dowel that protrudes toward the inner wall surface and is supported by the inner wall surface by being inserted into the dowel hole, and a wall portion that extends toward the opposite side of the dowel, has a semi-cylindrical shape with an opening on the outer periphery, and accommodates and supports the axial end of the hanger pipe on the radially opposite side of the opening; a cover portion having a cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shape with an inner diameter that can accommodate the wall portion, the cover portion covering the opening of the wall portion when the wall portion is inserted, and the cover portion being rotatable around the wall portion; a protrusion that protrudes radially inward from the inner surface of the cover portion, that is disposed within the opening of the wall portion when the wall portion is housed within the cover portion, and that abuts against the circumferential surface of the hanger pipe housed within the wall portion to sandwich the hanger pipe between itself and the wall portion; a limiting portion including a circumferential groove provided on the wall portion, one end of which opens into the opening, extending in a circumferential direction, into which the protrusion fits when the cover portion rotates around the wall portion; and an axial groove extending from the circumferential groove along the axis of the wall portion, into which the protrusion fits when the cover portion moves relative to the wall portion in the axial direction, thereby limiting movement of the cover portion around the wall portion; Includes a socket for the hanger pipe.

2. The socket for a hanger pipe as described in claim 1, wherein the protrusions are arranged in pairs circumferentially of the cover portion, each of which can be positioned within an opening in the wall portion, and one of which enters the circumferential groove when the cover portion rotates around the wall portion.

3. The socket for a hanger pipe according to claim 1 , wherein the axis of the dowel is offset toward the opening of the wall portion with respect to the axis of the wall portion.

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